Disney Cinemagic was launched in the UK and Ireland on 16 March 2006 on
BSkyB's premium package. On 4 September 2007, the France version of Disney Cinemagic was launched. On 30 November 2007 at 8:30pm, Disney Cinemagic HD launched in France, broadcasting on CANALSAT from 6am to 1am daily, making Disney Cinemagic the first children and family HDTV channel in France. In December 2008, Disney Cinemagic HD was launched in the UK with programming in high definition with initial availability through Sky+ HD with a Sky Movies subscription. In October 2008, Disney Cinemagic Portugal was launched, and in January 2009, Disney Cinemagic HD was launched, being the first children's/family-oriented channel in Portugal to have an HD feed, with
SIC K being the second. In November 2012, Disney Cinemagic Portugal was replaced by
Disney Junior, while its HD feed was rebranded as Disney Movies on Demand. On 28 March 2013, Disney Cinemagic was replaced in the UK with
Sky Movies Disney, as part of a deal between BSkyB and Disney which allowed Sky to stream Disney movies on Sky's video-on-demand services. The last program broadcast on Disney Cinemagic UK was an episode of
Lilo & Stitch: The Series. In a similar move in Australia,
Foxtel launched Foxtel Movies Disney in April 2014, along with
Disney XD. Disney Cinemagic Spain closed in January 2015. Disney Cinemagic France was replaced by Disney Cinema in . Sky rebranded its Sky Movies channels to Sky Cinema, including Sky Movies Disney, in July 2016. On 31 December 2020,
Sky Cinema Disney closed. Duplicating the Sky Movies Disney arrangement in the UK,
Movistar+ launched Movistar Disney in December 2017. The channel later closed after
Disney+ was launched. Disney Cinemagic, along with all other international Disney Channels, including Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD were transferred from
Disney–ABC Television Group, part of
Disney Media Networks, to
Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International on 14 March 2018. On 30 September 2019, at 11:53 pm, Disney Cinemagic Germany closed with
Zenon: Z3 being its last program. The channel was replaced with Sky Cinema Special, thus bringing an end to Disney Cinemagic after 13 years. The first film broadcast on the German feed of Sky Cinema Special was
The Greatest Showman at 12am on 1 October 2019. ==Versions==